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Baruch Spinoza Quote - Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.
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Self-preservation is the primary and only foundation of virtue.
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Nothing in nature is by chance. Something appears to be chance only because of our lack of knowledge.
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
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The mind of God is all the mentality that is scattered over space and time, the diffused consciousness that animates the world.
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Be not astonished at new ideas; for it is well known to you that a thing does not therefore cease to be true because it is not accepted by many.
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All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.
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